The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-13
RIVER NEWS.

Stage OF tho Water and Movements. Of tho
Boats. 4
The Katie Stockdale passed up on her
way from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh about
l ?. NJ. yesterday.
The Abner O'Neal will bring down an
other excursion party from Steubenyille
next Friday. This n will be the annual
excursion Of the First N. E. church.
The Scotia passed down at an early
hour Saturday morning, and the Louis a.
Shirley got away from herr Saturday
evening. Both had good through trips ior
Cincinnati and the Shirley had a long list
OF cabin. passengers.
During the month of May 1886 there
was shipped down the river from Pitts.
burgh 1905, 900 bushels OF coal ; this wear
only s.643,0OO bushels were sent out dur,
ing May. But even with this decrease,
the lower markets arc glutted.
The steloton hull on the ways at Mason
City, and which has been there Tor about
three years, went down witha crash a few
days since, the props giving away on the
lower side. The hull was commenced for
the Old John Hanna and never completed,
The Andes will probably be here in
good tihie to-day, as she is booked to
take an excursion from Bsllaire to Steu.
bsnville this evening. It is to be given
under the auspices Of the Clerks sssem-
bly,. Knights Of Labor. Over 800 tickets
have been sold.
The John Penny, which was laid M
here for a day last week, having a broken
wrist repaired by the Sweeneys, passed
down Yesterday afternoon with a tow of
coal. She is reported to have sunk three
harges Of goal at the Staubenville bridge
yesterday morning.
Stanton Post GA. r. and the Women,a
Relief Corps Of Steubenville propose to
have a monster celebration on Browns
Island, the proceeds to DO devoted to the
rellof funds Of the two posts, The steam.
ers O. W. Bachelor and Abner O'Neal
have been chartered for the occasion,
Rivermen have had no reason to com.
plain Of want Of water in the Upper Ohio
Valley during this spring season, as the
coplous and general rains have made the
river navigable for the largest boats dur.
ing the whole seaeon. Nature and the
Interstate Commerce law appear to be on
the side OF the rivermen.
The Andes is due to-day from Ciucin-
Natl, for which point she will leave on her
return trip at 5 O'Clock tomorrow after.
noon. Capt. Charlie Muhlsmau is in
command az usual and MCsara. Mart Noll
and Charlie Knox still continue to do the
honors in the Office in a clever and cour-
teous manner. The Andes continues to
40 a big and paying trade and If such q
thing 10 posslble, is more popular than
ever. She is, always reliable snd takes
me beat care Of everything entrusted to
her.
The Brown Bros. are having a now boat
built to take the place Of the O.. "A. Hill,
the KaAawha trade. The new boat
Will be constructed after the model OF the
ttteet little passenger steamer Minnie Bay,
but will ho somewhat larger and Ii possi.
bic faster. The GA. Hill will be trans.
ferred to the Ohio river to take the place
81 the propeller Humming Bird, in the
a%allpolis, Pomeroy and Syracuse trade.
The new boat will cost from $4,000 to
10000.
On her down trip last Wednesday night
he Andes' ran into a barge loaded with
lumber, damaging 1t 90 badly that it sunk
opposite the depot. 1t was raised Thurs
lay and taken to Aliddleport by the Val !
ey Belle, where it was repaired. There
vas noIlight on the barge, and tho pilot
lid not see 1t until 1t was too late to stop
he boat. The barge came from the Little
ksnawha river, and the captain Of the
Andes is on the owner Of 1t with a bill for
lamsges, an eight foot break having been
nade In the hull OF the steamer near the
low on the larboard side.- Pomsroy TEE.
rsaph 4.